"I learned that you have to evaluate the effects of public policy as opposed to intentions."

-- Walter E. Williams

#Intention Quotes #Policy Quotes #Public Policy Quotes

“Singapore is a pretty fantastic place, and the race is always a challenge.”

Source : "Singapore GP: Romain Grosjean, Lotus - Q&A". Interview, www.crash.net. September 15, 2013.
“The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try”

Source : Mary Stewart (1979). “The Last Enchantment”
“And when reality denies you the tools you need for survival you grab them from wherever you can.”

Source : Alexander Gordon Smith (2010). “Escape from Furnace 2: Solitary”, p.203, Faber & Faber
“The best justification governments can find to shut down information is that lives are at risk. In fact, lives have been at risk as a result of the silences and lies revealed in these leaks.”

Source : "Why did I back Julian Assange? It's about justice and fairness" by Jemima Khan, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2010.
“I'm God's messenger from the gypsy tent. And it's the message that's important, not the messenger.”
“I admire the strength and courage of all young people faced with difficult situations in life. You are an inspiration to me and so many people around you, as you overcome challenges and come out of it stronger.”
“But wise is the man who disdains no character, but with searching glance explores him to the root and cause of all.”
“"I believe that no characteristic is so distinctively human as the sense of indebtedness we feel, not necessarily for a favor received, but even for the slightest evidence of kindness; and there is nothing so boorish, savage, inhuman as to appear to be overwhelmed by a favor, let alone unworthy of it."”

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